Planting-up and New Chookies!
May 17, 2009
Scarecrow’s Log: 17:05:2009:Autumn is a second spring when every leaf is a flower. ~Albert Camus~Temperatures that week:Lowest Min 1C With ice on the car!Lowest Max 14.4CHighest Max 18.7C1.5mm RainThe ice on the car! What’s happening in the garden?The Trees For Life have been picked up and are on th…
Seed Germination Rate Trial Results
May 15, 2009
I recently had to do a trial for a course I’m doing. I had to:collect seed from five lots of different plants clean it dry ittest germination rates I had to use 2 different seed raising media. I chose a retail mix, I hadn’t used before. The other one was my home made mix of coir and sandy loam.Sow…
64kg of Pumpkins!
May 10, 2009
Scarecrow’s Log: 10:05:2009:Temperatures that week:Lowest Min 4.1CLowest Max 14CHighest Max 18.5CNo Recorded RainfallWhat’s happening in the garden?The Black Ninja helped with the Pumpkin harvest! With the threat of frosts looming fast we have harvested the rest of the pumpkin (etc.) crop. Of course…
Worm Farms
May 8, 2009
Ninja…Worm Farm CatScubagran from The Bay Of Islands ‘over the ditch’ in NZ emailed me recently about some info on veg growing and I noticed on her blog post Here that she is plus after an easy worm farm.As it just happens to be Compost Week this week I thought it date to pop a post up about our h…
Carob - Ceratonia siliqua
May 4, 2009
Attractive new growth of the Carob treePeggy from Organic Growing Pains asked whether Carob has anything to do with chocolate, so here is some info.The the pods of the fruit are cooked/roasted and ground to form a powder to use as a flavouring.Often used as a healthy alternative to chocolate.Those w…
Organic Gardening Steps for Success
May 4, 2009
If you have expanded been curious about organic gardening, you may now be familiar with how things are being done in that process. But even so, you must not tire out from learning new things to help you with that venture.
It is urgent to keep yourself updated with how things are being done. You sh…
Cool Autumn Days
May 3, 2009
Scarecrow’s Log: 03:05:2009:Picked the usable sized capsicums before any frosts,these have been chopped up and popped in the freezer.Temperatures that week:Lowest Min 3.1CLowest Max 15.2CHighest Max 19.5C7mm Rain What’s happening in the garden?Ripening Lemons!These will be going to build Lemon Cord…